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: Pateflted A K INVENTORS WITNESSES ATTORNEYS N. PETERS.PhobLilhognphur. Washinglnn, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC OHRISTOPH F. MOELLER AND-JULIUS w. MANGER, orNEWARK, N. J.

TORCH.

ESPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,317,dated April'7, 1885.

Application t lled June 27, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHRIs'rOPH F. MoEL- LER and J ULIUs W. MANGER, ofNewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Torches, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved torch for processions andcelebrations of all kinds, which can be conveniently reduced in size forshipping, and in which the dripping of oil from the wick is prevented.

This invention consists of a torch composed of two telescoping maintubes, the outer one of which is provided with a handle at the lower endand a collar at the upper end, while the inner tube containing the oilreservoir is guided in the outer tube by said collar and a packing atits lower end. The wick-tube is provided at its lower end with aninwardlybent tooth or serration, by which the wick is securely held inposition.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation; Fig.2, a vertical central section, both figures showing the torch extendedand ready for use. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section of the torch,.showing the main tubes telescoped one into the other. Fig. 4 is adetail vertical central section of the wicktube and its drip-cup.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A in the drawings represent the two hollow main tubes of which ourimproved torch is composed. The tubes A A are preferably made of sheetmetal, so as to bestrong and durable. The inner tube, A, forms the fountor reservoir for the oil. The outer tube, A, is made of asomewhat largerdiameter than the inner tube, A, so that the latter can slide ortelescope readily in the outer tube, A. A handle, A", is attached to thelower end of the outer tube, A, by which the torch is conveniently heldand carried. The inner tube, A, is guided in the outer tube by means ofa col: lar, a, at the upper end of the tube A, and by means of apacking, b, that is placed around the lower end of the. innertelescoping tube,

.A, and retained between fixed wire shoulders or collars b, as shownclearly in Figs. 2 and 3. The collara and packing I; serve to steady themotion of the inner tube, A, and to support it rigidly in position whendrawn out of the main tube A. When the inner tube, A, is pushed into theouter tube, A, it is stopped by the lower edge, a, of a cap, A

which is soldered or otherwise attached to. the

upper end of the inner tube, A. A is attached awick-tube, O, which isscrewed into a threaded socket at the upper end of the cap A. Thewick-tube G is provided at the To the cap lower end with one or moreinwardly-bent" teeth or serrations, d, which engage the wick' D, so asto hold the same in position and prevent itfrom sliding downin thewick-tube when thetorch is dropped on the floor. For adjusting the wickthe wick-tube G is removed from its socket, after which the wick can beread ily adjusted by releasing the wick from the in- H wardly-bent toothor serration d. The wickt-nbe G is further provided with an exteriordrip-cup, E, which communicates bya small opening, 6, at'its lower endwith the interior of the oilfonnt that is arranged in the sliding tubeA. The drip-cup E takes up the oil,

that would otherwise run down along the wick-tube and inner tube, A, andconducts'it back to the oil-fount, so as to prevent the soil-,

ing of the clothes by the drip of oil from the 8 wick-tube.

The torch can be conveniently shipped by telescoping the tubes together,and forms a clean and handy torch for campaign-clubs and other purposes.

Having thus described our invention, we claim'as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of an outer tube, A,

having a handle, A, at the lower end and a collar, (4, at the upper end,a telescoping in ner tube, A, containingthe oil-reservoir, and

having a packing, b, at the lower end, and a cap, A at the upper end,substantially as set In testimony that we claim the foregoing as l ourinvention we have signed our names in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

OHRISTOPH F. MOELLER. JULIUS w. MANGEB.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoErEL, CARL KARP.

